THE CHINESE JUJUBE. 23 
properly appreciated as a delicious fruit and a sure crop for sections 
where ordinarily little fruit is grown, it will become a valuable asset 
to these regions. 
Until adequate machinery and methods for the commercial proc- 
essing of this fruit are devised, it will have a limited market, and it 
would be inadvisable for any orchardist or farmer to invest large 
capital or to plant much of an acreage in jujubes. 
The immediate future of the jujube is in its culture as a home fruit. 
As such it will appeal not only to the farmer, but to the growers and 
residents generally in the drier States. Throughout this section a 
few jujube trees can well be planted in every home orchard, thus 
contributing to the variety of fruits by adding one that is highly 
nutritious, delicately flavored, and an abundant and sure producer. 
